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Esperance should be on everyones #bucketlist. It is without doubt one of the most stunning places I have ever visited & the great news… it’s pretty unknown Internationally & due to it’s isolated location, many Australians have even yet to visit – so it’s uncrowded & unspoilt! I had to pinch myself multiple times a day thinking ‘this is the best beach I have ever seen & no-one is here – how can this be’!? -Get super up close & personal with wild kangaroos at Lucky Bay -Spend at least 1 full day exploring Cape Le Grand National Park (there are endless coves to swim in so get ready for a big one!) -Swim at the insane ‘The Duke’ aka Duke of Orleans Bay (1

I have had my eye on this little beauty for the last few years. It’s fairly off the radar; I saw it by chance at the time (maybe somewhere in the abyss of Pinterest?) & I just fell in love with it! It felt so familiar, with all the tropical feels I live for, but without the crowds, it was untouched & even years later, it had not become a tourist mega-hotspot

This is a must have for me (in fact I am selling my 35mm to purchase this lens, because I found the 24mm & 35mm to be very similar & especially when travelling you need to be smart about having variable tools for different jobs). It’s around $150 & honestly one of the best things I’ve ever done, since learning can be challenging & the insurance will cover you for 2 x replacements (as long as when you crash you are flying within the parameters as set out by DJI ie. suitable weather conditions & as long as you can send the body back in – sadly if you loose to the ocean & cannot retrieve the body, your insurance will be void). I didn’t realise how important ND filters were until I flew my drone in the Maldives WITH ND filters. Especially important if you travel a lot, use a drone (because of course you need a charged phone to use your drone) & or just are on your phone a lot!

We were incredibly fortunate to witness first hand just how beautiful the island & it’s natural aquarium is after spending the day with The Coral Gardeners, a group of young people who are fighting to save their reef, which has been heavily impacted by humans. The group is made up of fisherman, free divers & surfers & they work day & night, relentlessly, to educate & raise awareness locally (at schools & universities) & Internationally (via forums) about how we can all help to save the reef. I hope that you can read this (no matter where you are in the world or how much time you spend in the ocean) & know that what you do in your daily life, can & will make a difference to our oceans world wide. Something that I learned that has seriously changed how I look at coral reefs is knowing that WE CAN REVERSE THE DAMAGE.